A Season of Devotion: A Sweet Christian Small Town Romance
Lacey Britt
Sometimes the second half of life holds the sweetest love story of all.
I meet Samuel Carter on an ordinary Sunday morning at church.
He’s steady, thoughtful, and entirely too good at making me laugh when life feels heavier than it should.
When my daughter Lauren gets married and begins building a life of her own, I make a difficult decision.
I move to Grace Haven so I won’t become the burden I quietly worry I might one day be.
Starting over at sixty-eight isn’t easy.
But knowing Samuel already lives there makes the change feel a little less frightening.
The quiet man from church becomes my neighbor… and before long, my walking partner.
Morning walks turn into shared lunches.
Picnics and porch conversations slowly become the best part of my week.
Somewhere between water aerobics and new friendships, the man who once felt like a simple acquaintance becomes the one person who makes this new chapter feel like home.
But loving again after loss is never simple.
Because opening my heart to Samuel means risking the one thing I promised myself I could survive only once.
Another goodbye.
And yet this unexpected season of life might become the most beautiful one yet.
A season of devotion.
